tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post377086654578516472..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Natural beautiesChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-89272727670184485232012-10-10T15:11:18.327+01:002012-10-10T15:11:18.327+01:00Haha, I like that idea!Haha, I like that idea!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-90212300938549602612012-10-10T10:24:23.391+01:002012-10-10T10:24:23.391+01:00Both great pics but that spider one is so good it ...Both great pics but that spider one is so good it would make a great cover for an album....maybe by the Shadow Spiders!! Old Pa's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367815328789444775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-9226233757761964122012-10-06T19:52:31.125+01:002012-10-06T19:52:31.125+01:00He does...or something out of the cannibal Congo. ...He does...or something out of the cannibal Congo. <br /><br />Some of those East African shields are really gorgeous...especially the Massai and the Azande. e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-81248665889235920892012-10-06T18:02:54.664+01:002012-10-06T18:02:54.664+01:00Ah, everybody loves the little green fella! I was...Ah, everybody loves the little green fella! I was so struck by the 'design' on his back - so perfect and beautiful, I know they are called 'shield' bugs for good reason but this particular one really does look like something out of 'Zulu', don't you think?!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-62239579198765939782012-10-06T16:36:00.250+01:002012-10-06T16:36:00.250+01:00I'd rather be trapped in an elevator with the ...I'd rather be trapped in an elevator with the little green fella but...the spider photograph is really striking.e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-29105170241806054442012-10-06T12:03:45.537+01:002012-10-06T12:03:45.537+01:00Sorry about that...
But spiders - oh, they're...Sorry about that...<br /><br />But spiders - oh, they're beautiful (in their own way), they're harmless (in this country), they're extremely environmentally friendly, they're hard-working (just look at those webs!) and they're heavily persecuted for the way they look. They need kindness, support and tolerance. Love a spider today, you won't regret it.<br /><br />(That was a party political broadcast on behalf of the Spider Appreciation Party...)<br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-3026201391710285562012-10-06T11:59:03.379+01:002012-10-06T11:59:03.379+01:00Ha - yes why is it that 2 to 6 legs, or 10 or more...Ha - yes why is it that 2 to 6 legs, or 10 or more, are ok with most people - but that the dreaded 8 legs isn't?! It's a strange one - I wonder if you'd feel differently if that little green shield bug had 8 legs?<br /><br />Just think, if spiders knew the fear they cause in so many humans, they could take over the world!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-10160585135594117872012-10-06T11:55:42.231+01:002012-10-06T11:55:42.231+01:00Ah, I'm like you Furtheron - with a low mainte...Ah, I'm like you Furtheron - with a low maintenance garden which encourages lots of these garden spiders and I do love to see them all come out at this time of year too. The way they weave those webs is amazing - your one from the bushes to the tree sounds incredible, just imagine what the equivalent of human 8ft is in spider terms... miles!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-48714569811396849902012-10-06T11:52:47.084+01:002012-10-06T11:52:47.084+01:00Thanks - the shadow really caught my eye, the spid...Thanks - the shadow really caught my eye, the spider was suspended just in front but you can't see her web in the photo. She's like a 'pet' spider, that one, as she lives in a plant that grows by the side of the wall and has been there all summer. I go out and check on her every day! I imagine she was totally oblivious to the shadow - but I wonder if she's aware of me?!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-9832530319397759082012-10-06T11:48:08.700+01:002012-10-06T11:48:08.700+01:00Eww - boiled spider in your cuppa?! - aargh! I can...Eww - boiled spider in your cuppa?! - aargh! I can totally understand your alarm! Hope you can get to like them one day, Rebecca - I'm the kinda person who goes round saving them from drowning in the bird bath etc... I love the little darlings!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-54276057570342911782012-10-05T12:38:16.313+01:002012-10-05T12:38:16.313+01:00Love the little green chap, but his arachnid chum ...Love the little green chap, but his arachnid chum has made all my hair stand on end. Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-66697512346133257772012-10-05T09:20:42.675+01:002012-10-05T09:20:42.675+01:00I love the spiders at this time of year - my garde...I love the spiders at this time of year - my garden is ... "low maintenance" (i.e. I'm a rubbish gardener who doesn't like doing it!) and so we have a load of bushes etc. They cast these amazing webs at this time between the various bushes - we have a tree on the pavement right outside our house too - they sometimes manage to create ones from the bushes up to the branches of the tree - 8ft or more drops - fantastic stuffFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-37860597278937812542012-10-05T09:08:36.071+01:002012-10-05T09:08:36.071+01:00The shot of the spider is fantastic. I wonder if t...The shot of the spider is fantastic. I wonder if they're aware of their own shadow - do they think it's a predator or prey?The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-90170613543177793562012-10-05T06:24:30.566+01:002012-10-05T06:24:30.566+01:00As a child I played around some blackberry bushes ...As a child I played around some blackberry bushes at the end of out short street. One day I ran into, at face level, a spider much like the one you photographed. It seemed huge and was suspended in the middle of it's web. I stayed away from those bushes for a long time after that! It was one of the most startling moments of my life. Later I got revenge of sorts finding what I momentarily took for bits of shredded wheat in my cup of tea one day. I realized a spider must have plopped itself into the kettle when it was empty and accidentally gotten boiled. Mu-hu-ha, except that too was one of the most startling moments of my life!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914898097781351084noreply@blogger.com